Scoreboard Watching: The Flyers Best-Case Scenario on Thursday
Luther Schlaifer-Imagn Images Luther Schlaifer-Imagn Images Sticking with MoneyPuck since we’ve been using them all year, the Philadelphia Flyers enter Thursday with a 60. 1% chance to make the postseason. That could grow to 78% with a regulation win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Not much has changed in the standings since there were only three games played on Wednesday. The only thing that could have an impact on the Flyers’ postseason hopes is that the Washington Capitals played their 79th game and joined the group tied at 89 points. Here is an updated look at the standings.
Not much really changes. But it does make things a little bit more interesting as we hit the final stretch. Yesterday, we looked at the Flyers’ magic number.
It’s 7. We talked about different scenarios where they could clinch before the season finale, as well as what has to happen in each outcome in the final four games. If you did not see it, check it out.
Read More: The Flyers’ Magic Number is 7; How Can it Get Lower? The purpose of this story is to look at it on a day-to-day scale. We are strictly looking at Thursday for this scoreboard watch.